Once Upon a Telephone: An Illustrated Social History
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Book Overview
A study of the telephone chronicles its evolution into contemporary society, its social and historical roles, its symbolism of power, and its place in fashion, and includes a photographic collection... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0151000867
ISBN13:9780151000869
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Length:135 Pages
Weight:1.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 10.2" x 10.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Dialing up history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I got this book for my wife but I think I enjoyed at least as much as she did. Well-illustrated, this book has photos, artwork and first-hand experiences throughout the history of the telephone in America. I learned more than a few things in regards to how the telephone has worked in the past. An easy read and a fun book to read through.
Pretty and pretty good.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Stern and Gwathmey do a wonderful job of presenting the history of the telephone, in words and images. There are quite a lot of photos and other pictures, but the overall effect is not crowded. Rather, the book makes the telephone just about as beautiful as it gets.Of course, all those photos make for less room for text. But that which is written brings the history of the telephone, and its effect on societies around the globe, to colorful life
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